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Becker's Hospital Review July 2015

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A highly functioning medical staff services department (MSSD) is critical in today's environment of increasing costs, tightening margins, and ever-stricter compliance requirements. The Greeley Company is pleased to offer Credence SM , an alternative for any hospital facing challenges in attaining the resources and expertise necessary to maintain a highly functioning MSSD. Contact Us Please call or email us to discuss The Greeley Company's Credence outsourcing solution or to help answer any questions you might have. In addition to MSSD outsourcing, we have a rich history of providing innovative consulting, education, interim staffing, and external peer review to healthcare organizations nationwide. 75 Sylvan St., Suite A-101 Danvers, MA 01923 info@greeley.com www.greeley.com 888-749-3054 ©2015 The Greeley Company Because of concerns over the quality and reliability of our third party CVO, as well as difficulty maintaining a competent credentials department, we consulted The Greeley Company to evaluate our department for accuracy, efficiency, and processes. While we prepared a business plan to address their findings, Greeley proposed that we consider outsourcing the creden- tials service line. After careful consideration with our CFO and CEO, we determined that Greeley could provide a consistently superior product without costing us more. Our credentials and medical executive committees have been extremely satisfied with the results and give our administration praise for making that decision . . . and our CFO is very happy. — Dr. James C. Martin, CMO, CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Health System, San Antonio, TX " Credence is a customized MSSD outsourcing solution that typically includes: • Credentialing and privileging design, management, and staffing • Maintenance of the practitioner database • Practitioner application management and verification • Ongoing training and education of MSSD staff and medical staff leaders • Quality and compliance management (credentialing and privileging) • Administrative support for the medical staff organization • Practitioner competency management (e.g., FPPE, OPPE, privileging) What is Credence? Benefits of MSSD Outsourcing Accelerate revenue Enhance quality Reduce risks Increase operational efficiency Reallocate costs wisely Enhance physician and staff satisfaction Why Consider Outsourcing Your Medical Staff Services Department?

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